majority coalition can be stable, provided that reciprocity is sufficiently strong and widespread. In addition, a stable … minority coalition can exist, even with weak reciprocity preferences. This latter coalition is weakly larger than the maximum … stable coalition with standard preferences, but is characterized by mutually negative sentiments. …

We investigate the effects of voting rules on delay in a multilateral bargaining experiment with costly communication …. Our design is based on a variant of the Baron-Ferejohn framework. Communication takes place after a proposer is selected … and before a proposal is made. In contrast to prior experiments, communication is directly associated with costs in our …